Comparison

Goat Simulator 3 vs Watermelon Playground

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Goat Simulator 3

Explore a vast open world as a goat, causing hilarious chaos and destruction. Engage in quests, challenges, and secrets, or team up with friends in multiplayer mayhem. Customize your goat with various gear and experience wild ragdoll physics.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Goat customization
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Mini-games
  • Ragdoll physics
  • Quests and challenges
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Pilgor is finally baack on the small screen. Now you can be even more unsocial during family dinners. Yay! Goat Simulator 3 Mobile gives you the same open world to explore and destroy as the PC and console versions of the game. Headbutt civilians, drive without a license, or join a yoga class! It’s just like in real life. You can invite a friend in multiplayer mode, cause mayhem together, or become enemies while playing any of the seven mini-games. If you don’t have a friend, you could get the game on two devices and just pretend. We won’t tell a soul. The giant sandbox island of San Angora is in the palm of your hoof! KEY FEATURES: – Goats! Tall goats, fishy goats, goats with hats, there's a goat for your every need – An open world to explore, with an ‘ok amount’ of quests, challenges, and secrets to uncover – Bring chaos together with a friend in multiplayer mode – Break off that friendship for good with seven different mini-games – Dress up your goat in a wide range of different gears to unleash its true powers – Ragdoll physics that slap Newton in the face Minimum device requirements: iOS 16 or newer and 4GB of RAM

About

Watermelon Playground

Explore a sandbox simulator where you can experiment with various creative ways to interact with ragdoll characters. This game offers a wide array of tools and methods for playful destruction and experimentation.

Highlights
  • Ragdoll physics sandbox
  • Multiple ways to interact with ragdolls
  • Creative destruction tools
  • Variety of methods for ragdoll abuse
  • Spacious play area
Features
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You can have lots of fun in here. There are many ways to murder a ragdoll in this game, shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush them. This game is for people who enjoy abusing ragdolls but want to experience more variety, satisfaction, and freedom in doing so. It's spacious enough to have fun in.

Screenshots

Goat Simulator 34 screens
Watermelon Playground4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Watermelon Playground at Free against Goat Simulator 3's $12.99. Watermelon Playground also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Goat Simulator 3's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 36%) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Watermelon Playground is free to download; Goat Simulator 3 costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Watermelon Playground holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Goat Simulator 3's written reviews are positive against 36% of Watermelon Playground's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goat Simulator 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, Watermelon Playground every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Goat Simulator 3 versus Watermelon Playground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoat Simulator 3Watermelon Playground
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (1.3K ratings)4.5 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K2.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB122 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCoffee Stain PublishingVadim Fonderkin

Customer experience

Goat Simulator 3

All ratings1,262 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews673 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative18.6%

Watermelon Playground

All ratings2,342 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative57.1%

User reviews

Goat Simulator 3

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game
  • 👍 Entertaining and fun
  • 🤩 Impressive graphics
  • 🎉 Best Goat Simulator game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔋 Poor performance on some devices
  • 🎮 Lacking controller support
  • 🚫 Incompatible with older devices

Watermelon Playground

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤗 Fun missions and gameplay
  • 👍 Unique watermelon theme
  • 💡 Inspired by popular sandbox games

Room to improve

  • 🤦‍♂️ Perceived as a ripoff of other games
  • 🙄 Complaints about lack of originality
  • 😕 Concerns about bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

Goat Simulator 3

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Baa emote not working
  • Crashing issues on iPads
  • Black screen on startup
  • Driving controls disappearing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more skins and customization options
  • Implement graphics settings for performance
  • Improve controller support and remapping
  • Release Multiverse of Nonsense DLC on mobile

Watermelon Playground

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unlocking issues
  • Physics problems
  • Crashes and performance issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to remove ads
  • Character customization options

In-app purchases

None

Goat Simulator 3

No in-app purchases

None

Watermelon Playground

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Goat Simulator 3 free?
Goat Simulator 3 costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watermelon Playground free?
Watermelon Playground is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Goat Simulator 3 or Watermelon Playground?
Watermelon Playground is rated higher. Goat Simulator 3 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Watermelon Playground averages 4.5 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Goat Simulator 3 or Watermelon Playground have ads?
Watermelon Playground shows ads; Goat Simulator 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Goat Simulator 3 or Watermelon Playground?
Goat Simulator 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, and Watermelon Playground every 2 weeks. Most recently, Goat Simulator 3 was updated on November 10, 2026 and Watermelon Playground on November 7, 2026.

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